Can you explain why they are alike and if not why they aren't
2007-09-20 14:44:33 · 6 answers · asked by Lakers24 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The emphasis in engineering schools is vastly different than that in "science" schools. Engineers come from the College of Engineering while scientists come from the College of Arts & Sciences. The attitudes, the way of looking at science, and in particular the overall career goals are vastly different. Engineers are focused on developing skills that will allow them to produce a useful marketable product (be it a computer chip, a building, a road, an x-ray machine, etc) while Scientists are focused on advancing knowledge and understanding rather than applying that knowledge. While there is a lot of crossover, the two cultures are vastly different. Several books on technical management speak to how different it is to manage engineers versus scientists for this very reason.
2007-09-20 22:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by skip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The work is the difference between figuring out how things work, versus doing something with that knowledge. In both, it helps to have a logical, disciplined, educated mind. The difference isn't clear cut. Engineers do science and scientists engineer. It's not who you are, but what you're doing at the moment.
2007-09-20 18:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are so much alike that somethimes they are the both engineer and scientist like in the case of that Rawlins fellow.
Engineers put into practice what scientists think up.
2007-09-20 14:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by BravoWon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they are alike engineers do stuff when it comes to building something like buildings and bridges. Scientists do stuff like study things anythings from the environment to insects.
2007-09-20 14:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by thelongestday41 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on what kind of engineers, architectural, mathematic, mechanical, industrial, electrical, ...etc. even if all engineers are the same stereotypical math geek types then they're still different from scientists in general.
bio and mechanical are different. chemical and electrical are different. astro and fluid dynamics are different.
the only likeness is that all are scientists. all do research in understanding and figuring out things in this world.
2007-09-20 14:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty much the same difference as between a retard and a tweaker.
2007-09-20 14:51:56 · answer #6 · answered by - 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋